Austintown man sentenced to 15 years in prison for child rape

YOUNGSTOWN — A 38-year-old man standing before a judge suddenly collapsed to the courtroom floor seconds after the judge sentenced him to prison for 15 years for raping a teenage girl.

The defendant, David T. Adams, of New Road, Austintown, was seen in the courtroom today by a doctor and an ambulance crew after the bailiff and sheriff’s deputies cleared the courtroom of spectators.

A few minutes later, Judge John M. Durkin, of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, resumed the hearing with Adams seated at the defense table and told Adams he’ll have to register quarterly with the sheriff as a sex offender for the rest of his life after prison.

Deputies then removed Adams from the courtroom in handcuffs.

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